Who wouldn't want to be able to look back on a long and happy life at the end of their own lives? But what makes a happy life? What things should you pay attention to now in order to be satisfied with your own life later? Two different types of happiness In philosophy there is a dichotomy in the concept of happiness. The so-called hedonism from antiquity describes the pure feeling of pleasure. Even today, groups of people are still referred to as hedonists who orientate themselves in life towards the gain of pleasure and see their personal happiness in maximizing moments of pleasure. The second “quality” of happiness is what is known as eudaemonia . It denotes a long, happy period of time, in the best case all of life, which is best described as satisfaction based on a happy lifestyle. This is more about living a good, effective, ethically justifiable life. The hedonistic moments that embody the love of life are of course important in relation to happiness, but long